La Antigua Tienda de Abastos: 2009

martes, 25 de agosto de 2009

bob dylan - Blonde on Blonde - 05 I Want You

I Want You

The guilty undertaker sighs,
The lonesome organ grinder cries,
The silver saxophones say I should refuse you.
The cracked bells and washed-out horns
Blow into my face with scorn,
But it's not that way,
I wasn't born to lose you.
I want you, I want you,
I want you so bad,
Honey, I want you.

The drunken politician leaps
Upon the street where mothers weep
And the saviors who are fast asleep,
They wait for you.
And I wait for them to interrupt
Me drinkin' from my broken cup
And ask me to
Open up the gate for you.
I want you, I want you,
I want you so bad,
Honey, I want you.

Now all my fathers, they've gone down
True love they've been without it.
But all their daughters put me down
'Cause I don't think about it.

Well, I return to the Queen of Spades
And talk with my chambermaid.
She knows that I'm not afraid
To look at her.
She is good to me
And there's nothing she doesn't see.
She knows where I'd like to be
But it doesn't matter.
I want you, I want you,
I want you so bad,
Honey, I want you.

Now your dancing child with his Chinese suit,
He spoke to me, I took his flute.
No, I wasn't very cute to him,
Was I?
But I did it, though, because he lied
Because he took you for a ride
And because time was on his side
And because I . . .
I want you, I want you,
I want you so bad,
Honey, I want you.

martes, 4 de agosto de 2009

Nouvelle Vague - Road to Nowhere LIVE ON WFMU

Nouvelle Vague ha sacado otro disco de versiones de temas de los 70 en su particular estilo mezcla de bossanova y chill-out.... en fin, siempre interesante para los que nos gustan las versiones

martes, 31 de marzo de 2009

HASTA AQUI HEMOS LLEGADO

HASTA AQUI HEMOS LLEGADO

Hoy he firmado el traspaso de LA ANTIGUA TIENDA DE ABASTOS. A partir de hora serán otros los que sigan con este proyecto.

Desde que abrimos las puertas el pasado 10 de julio, hasta que fui atropellado en la puerta de mi local, el 23 de enero ha habido una trayectoria en la que hemos ofrecido un local agradable donde disfrutar de una manera acogedora y diferente el ocio en Brihuega. Un local bonito, confortable, cercano, con buenas vistas, en una localización singular....un sitio con encanto.

En él he vivido momentos muy bonitos e ilusionantes y otros muy tristes. Ha habido unj poco de todo.... risas, sangre, sudor, lagrimas y además esto es literal. He dejado mucho de mi entre esos muros....

Han coloborado en este proyecto, amigos y amigas,,,mucha gente a la que quiero.

Entre ellos quiero nombrar a Zuri, Mariano, el cisne de varadero, Alfonso, Dani, Sole, Molina, Alvaro, el gitano.... que compartieron conmigo el verano y me ayudaron en momentos dificiles y con los que compartido y he vivido situaciones de todo tipo.

También quiero acordarme de todos los que se desplazaron desde madrid a verme y a conocer el local: toni, david, antón, pollo, montse, Karinne, tocho, jean paul y jean peerre, ignacio, igor, sole, yanaisy, carol, irene, carlos, miguel, aldara....

A los que quisieron venir y no les dio tiempo

Desde luego a toda la gente de brihuega que celebraron sus fiestas en este local. A los que estuvieron conmigo cuando me atropellaron y se hicieron cargo de taru (gracias charly), el rubio, los carrasco, angel, miguel angel, al burro, ...

A los proveedores: alicia, y todos los leton, los chinos, A LA GENTE del DIA, de MUEBLES CABALLERO...

A la gente de la PEÑA BERMEJA (que tantas veces alimentaron a mis amigos, a mismo y a Taru), del QUIÑONEROS, del TOLMO, de LA POSADA DE JORGE, del DUENDE, del PUB-BURGER, de LOS CRISTALES, deLA CAFETA.....

Al equipo de futbol que celebrara sus victorias en LA ANTIGUA TIENDA DE ABASTOS

A todos que de una manera u otra han compartido su tiempo conmigo, a todos ellos, GRACIAS DE CORAZÓN

HASTA AQUI HEMOS LLEGADO.

AHORA ES EL TURNO DE QUE OTROS CONTINUEN Y ESPERO SINCERAMENTE QUE CONTINUEN CON LA FILOSOFIA DE BUEN ROLLO QUE INTENTE FUERA LA MARCA DE LA CASA.

HASTA OTRA OCASIÓN

JAVI

placebo song to say goodbye

PLACEBO - SONG TO SAY GOODBYE

You are one of God’s mistakes
You crying, tragic waste of skin
I’m well aware of how it aches
And you still won’t let me in
Now I’m breaking down your door
To try and save your swollen face
Though I don’t like you anymore
You lying, trying waste of space

Before our innocence was lost
You were always one of those
Blessed with lucky sevens
And the voice that made me cry

My, oh my

You were mother nature’s son
Someone to whom I could relate
Your needle and your damage done
Remains a sordid twist of fate
Now I’m trying to wake you up
To pull you from the liquid sky
‘Cause if I don’t we’ll both end up
With just your song to say goodbye

My, oh my
A song to say goodbye
A song to say goodbye
A song to say -
Before our innocence was lost
You were always one of those
Blessed with lucky sevens
And the voice that made me cry

It’s a song to say goodbye

Guster - Happier

GUSTER - HAPPIER

Say goodbye, lose your friends, make them go, don't need them around
'Cause it's time, lose your friends, make them go, was never supposed to be like this
They were too weak, too prone to break
Their needs too deep, their skin too thin
By now you took what was to take
Tear it apart and start again

So go on, if this will make you happier
It got you this far, did what you had to

You've wasted every moment of your Saturdays and your Sundays
You're wasted from the boredom, was never supposed to be like this
Like your father said, just do what was done unto you, always
In your father's steps, you'll do what was done unto you
It won't be hard to start again

So go on, if this will make you happier
It got you this far, do what you have to
(Well you knew this would come)
And you're gone now
(And you've left me all alone)
And did it make you happier?
(And you're lost and long gone, don't take it so seriously)
It wasn't that hard
(Go on and get goin', I'm fine on my own)
Did what you had to
(We got you this far, finally got it figured out)

One more itch, you son of a bitch
You've been wasting my time, always
And now you're half awake
You bend 'til you break
And make the same mistakes, always

So go on, if this will make you happier
It got you this far, do what you have to
(Well you knew this would come)
And you're gone now
(And you've left me all alone)
And did it make you happier?
(And you're lost and long gone, don't take it so seriously)
It wasn't that hard
(Go on and get goin', I'm fine on my own)
Did what you had to
(We got you this far, finally got it figured out)

sábado, 28 de marzo de 2009

the kinks- you really got me

The Yardbirds-Shapes of things

Them - Baby please don't go (1971)

THE ZOMBIES

The Shadows of Knight - Gloria

The Zombies - She's Not There

YARDBIRDS

The Yardbirds - For Your Love (fear and loathing in las vegas)

THE YARDBIRDS - FOR YOUR LOVE

For your love.
For your love.
For your love.
I'd give you everything and more, and that's for sure.
For your love.
I'd bring you diamond rings and things right to your door.
For your love.

To thrill you with delight,
I'll give you diamonds bright.
There'll be things that will excite,
To make you dream of me at night.

For your love.
For your love.
For your love.

For your love, for your love,
I would give the stars above.
For your love, for your love,
I would give you all I could.

For your love.
For your love.
For your love.
I'd give the moon if it were mine to give.
For your love.
I'd give the stars and the sun 'fore I live.
For your love.

To thrill you with delight,
I'll give you diamonds bright.
There'll be things that will excite,
To make you dream of me at night.

For your love.
For your love.
For your love.
For your love.

MANFRED MAN

MANFRED MAN

Manfred Mann - Do Wah Diddy

Manfred Mann - Do Wah Diddy

There she was just a-walkin' down the street, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
Snappin' her fingers and shufflin' her feet, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
She looked good (looked good), she looked fine (looked fine)
She looked good, she looked fine and I nearly lost my mind

Before I knew it she was walkin' next to me, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
Holdin' my hand just as natural as can be, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
We walked on (walked on) to my door (my door)
We walked on to my door, then we kissed a little more

Whoa-oh, I knew we was falling in love
Yes I did, and so I told her all the things I'd been dreamin' of

Now we're together nearly every single day, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
A-we're so happy and that's how we're gonna stay, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
Well I'm hers (I'm hers), she's mine (she's mine)
I'm hers, she's mine, wedding bells are gonna chime

Whoa-oh, I knew we was falling in love
Yes I did, and so I told her all the things I'd been dreamin' of

Now we're together nearly every single day, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
A-we're so happy and that's how we're gonna stay, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do"
Well I'm hers (I'm hers), she's mine (she's mine)
I'm hers, she's mine, wedding bells are gonna chime

Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh yeah
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do, we'll sing it
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do, oh yeah, oh, oh yeah
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do

Manfred Mann 5-4-3-2-1

The Kinks - Tired of Waiting

The Kinks - Tired of Waiting

Im so tired
Tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you

Im so tired
Tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you

I was a lonely soul
I had nobody till I met you
But you keep-a me waiting
All of the time
What can I do?

Its your life
And you can do what you want
Do what you like
But please dont keep-a me waiting
Please dont keep-a me waiting

cause Im so tired
Tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you

So tired
Tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you

I was a lonely soul
I had nobody till I met you
But you keep-a me waiting
All of the time
What can I do?

Its your life
And you can do what you want
Do what you like
But please dont keep-a me waiting
Please dont keep-a me waiting

cause Im so tired
Tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you

So tired
Tired of waiting
Tired of waiting for you
For you

Kinks - Set Me Free

Waterloo Sunset / Village Green Preservation Society - The Kinks - Live 1972

THE KINKS - WATERLOO SUNSET

Dirty old river, must you keep rolling
Flowing into the night
People so busy, makes me feel dizzy
Taxi light shines so bright
But I dont need no friends
As long as I gaze on waterloo sunset
I am in paradise

Every day I look at the world from my window
But chilly, chilly is the evening time
Waterloo sunsets fine

Terry meets julie, waterloo station
Every friday night
But I am so lazy, dont want to wander
I stay at home at night
But I dont feel afraid
As long as I gaze on waterloo sunset
I am in paradise

Every day I look at the world from my window
But chilly, chilly is the evening time
Waterloo sunsets fine

Millions of people swarming like flies round waterloo underground
But terry and julie cross over the river
Where they feel safe and sound
And the dont need no friends
As long as they gaze on waterloo sunset
They are in paradise

Waterloo sunsets fine

THE KINKS - VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY

We are the village green preservation society
God save donald duck, vaudeville and variety
We are the desperate dan appreciation society
God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties
Preserving the old ways from being abused
Protecting the new ways for me and for you
What more can we do
We are the draught beer preservation society
God save mrs. mopp and good old mother riley
We are the custard pie appreciation consortium
God save the george cross and all those who were awarded them
We are the sherlock holmes english speaking vernacular
Help save fu manchu, moriarty and dracula
We are the office block persecution affinity
God save little shops, china cups and virginity
We are the skyscraper condemnation affiliate
God save tudor houses, antique tables and billiards
Preserving the old ways from being abused
Protecting the new ways for me and for you
What more can we do
God save the village green.

Small Faces - Lazy Sunday 1967

Small Faces - Lazy Sunday

wouldn't it be nice to get on with me neighbours
But they make it very clear
They've got no room for ravers
They stop me from groovin', they bang on me wall
They doing me crust in, it's no good at all - ah

Lazy Sunday afternoon
I've got no mind to worry
I close my eyes and drift away-a

Here we all are sittin' in a rainbow
Gor blimey hello Mrs. Jones
How's old Bert's lumbago? He mustn't grumble
Tweedle dee bite
I'll sing you a song with no words and no tune
Tweedle dee bite
To sing in your party while you souse at the moon - oh yeah

Lazy Sunday afternoon-a - tweedle dee bite - tweedle dee bite - tweedle dee bite
I've got no mind to worry - yeah - I've got no mind to worry
Close my eyes and drift away-a

Root-de-doo-de-doo, a-root-de-doot-de doy di
A-root-de doot de dum, a-ree-de-dee-de-doo dee - doo doo ....
There's no one to hear me, there's nothing to say
And no one can stop me from feeling this way - yeah

Lazy Sunday afternoon
I've got no mind to worry
Close my eyes and drift away

Lazy Sunday afternoon
I've got no mind to worry
Close my eyes and drift a-
Close my mind and drift away
Close my eyes and drift away

SMALL FACES

Small Faces, Itchycoo Park

Over bridge of sighs
To rest my eyes in shades of green
Under dreamin' spires
To Itchycoo Park, that's where I've been

What did you do there?
I got high
What did you feel there?
Well I cried
But why the tears there?
I'll tell you why
It's all too beautiful
It's all too beautiful
It's all too beautiful
It's all too beautiful

I feel inclined to blow my mind
Get hung up feed the ducks with a bun
They all come out to groove about
Be niceand have fun in the sun

Tell you what I'll do (what will you do?)
I'd like to go there now with you
You can miss out school (won't that be cool)
Why go to learn the words of fools?
What will we do there?
We'll get high
What will we touch there?
We'll touch the sky
But why the tears then?
I'll tell you why

It's all too beautiful
It's all too beautiful
It's all too beautiful
It's all too beautiful

I feel inclined to blow my mind
Get hung up feed the ducks with a bun
They all come out to groove about
Be nice and have fun in the sun

It's all too beautiful
It's all too beautiful
It's all too beautiful
Ha! It's all too beautiful

jueves, 26 de marzo de 2009

Janis Joplin - Summertime (Studio Recording '68)

Janis Joplin - Ball and chain

Janis Joplin - Ball and Chain live at Monterey '67

jefferson airplane somebody to love (monterey '67)

"Monterey", Eric Burdon

The 1967 Monterey Pop Festival was a seminal event in Rock ' Roll history. Eric Burdon captured the feel. The Who and Jimi Hendrix made their debut at this event.

The Kinks - Milk Cow Blues

Kinks Everybody's Gonna Be Happy

Kinks - I gotta move

What i Like About You - The Romantics

The Kinks (1965)

Milkcow Blues

Don't Need Your Lovin'-Chocolate Watch Band.

The Chocolate Watchband - Sitting There Standing

the chocolate watchband - i'm not like everybody else

The Kinks – I´m not like everybody else

I wont take all that they hand me down,
And make out a smile, though I wear a frown,
And I wont take it all lying down,
cause once I get started I go to town.

cause Im not like everybody else,
Im not like everybody else,
Im not like everybody else,
Im not like everybody else.

And I dont want to ball about like everybody else,
And I dont want to live my life like everybody else,
And I wont say that I feel fine like everybody else,
cause Im not like everybody else,
Im not like everybody else.

THE CHOCOLATE WATCHBAND

THE CHOCOLATE WATCHBAND

The Kinks - I'm Not Like Everybody Else

The Kinks - Lola

The Kinks – lola

met her in a club down in old soho
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry-cola [lp version:
Coca-cola]
C-o-l-a cola
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said lola
L-o-l-a lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola

Well Im not the worlds most physical guy
But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola
Well Im not dumb but I cant understand
Why she walked like a woman and talked like a man
Oh my lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola

Well we drank champagne and danced all night
Under electric candlelight
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
And said dear boy wont you come home with me
Well Im not the worlds most passionate guy
But when I looked in her eyes well I almost fell for my lola
Lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola
Lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola

I pushed her away
I walked to the door
I fell to the floor
I got down on my knees
Then I looked at her and she at me

Well thats the way that I want it to stay
And I always want it to be that way for my lola
Lo-lo-lo-lo lola
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
Its a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for lola
Lo-lo-lo-lo lola

Well I left home just a week before
And Id never ever kissed a woman before
But lola smiled and took me by the hand
And said dear boy Im gonna make you a man

Well Im not the worlds most masculine man
But I know what I am and Im glad Im a man
And so is lola
Lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola
Lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola

The kinks

THE KINKS

Iggy Pop - The Passenger on The White Room CH4

Iggy pop – the passenger

I am the passenger
And I ride and I ride
I ride through the citys backside
I see the stars come out of the sky
Yeah, theyre bright in a hollow sky
You know it looks so good tonight
I am the passenger
I stay under glass
I look through my window so bright
I see the stars come out tonight
I see the bright and hollow sky
Over the citys a rip in the sky
And everything looks good tonight
Singin la la la la la-la-la la
La la la la la-la-la la
La la la la la-la-la la la-la
Get into the car
Well be the passenger
Well ride through the city tonight
See the citys ripped insides
Well see the bright and hollow sky
Well see the stars that shine so bright
The sky was made for us tonight
Oh the passenger
How how he rides
Oh the passenger
He rides and he rides
He looks through his window
What does he see?
He sees the bright and hollow sky
He see the stars come out tonight
He sees the citys ripped backsides
He sees the winding ocean drive
And everything was made for you and me
All of it was made for you and me
cause it just belongs to you and me
So lets take a ride and see whats mine
Singing...
Oh, the passenger
He rides and he rides
He sees things from under glass
He looks through his windows eye
He sees the things he knows are his
He sees the bright and hollow sky
He sees the city asleep at night
He sees the stars are out tonight
And all of it is yours and mine
And all of it is yours and mine
Oh, lets ride and ride and ride and ride...
Singing...

Iggy Pop - Lust for Life on The White Room CH4

iggy pop

IGGY POP

Iggy Pop - Candy (Con Kate Pierson)

Iggy Pop – candy

Candy

Its a rainy afternoon
In 1990
The big city geez its been 20 years-
Candy-you were so fine

Beautiful beautiful
Girl from the north
You burned my heart
With a flickering torch
I had a dream that no one else could see
You gave me love for free

Candy, candy , candy I cant let you go
All my life youre haunting me
I loved you so

Candy, candy , candy I cant let you go
Life is crazy
Candy baby

Yeah, well it hurt me real bad when you left
Im glad you got out
But I miss you
Ive had a hole in my heart
For so long
Ive learned to fake it and
Just smile along

Down on the street
Those men are all the same
I need a love
Not games
Not games

Candy, candy, candy I cant let you go
All my life youre haunting me
I loved you so
Candy, candy , candy I cant let you go
Life is crazy
I know baby
Candy baby

Uou uou uou
Candy, candy, candy I cant let you go
All my life youre haunting me
I loved you so

Candy candy candy
Life is crazy
Candy baby

Candy baby,
Candy, candy

Phish 1998-10-31Oh! Sweet Nuthin "Loaded"

Velvet underground – sweet nuthin

(The Velvet Underground
from the VU album "Loaded", 1970)

Say a word for Jimmy Brown
He ain't got nothing at all
He knocked the shirt right of his back
He ain't got nothing at all
And say a word for Ginger Brown
He walks with his head down to the ground
Took the shoes right off his feet
And threw the poor boy right out in the street
And this is what he said:
Oh, sweet nuthin'
She ain't got nothing at all
Oh, sweet nuthin'
She ain't got nothing at all
Say a word for Polly May
She can't tell the night from the day
They threw her out in the street
Just like a cat she landed on her feet
And say a word for Joana Love
She ain't got nothing at all
With every day she falls in love
And every night she falls
And when she does she says:
Oh, sweet nuthin'
You know She ain't got nothing at all
[Woe, oh] sweet nuthin'
She ain't got nothing at all
Oh, let me hear you
(guitar solo)
Oh, say a word, say a word for Jimmy Brown
He ain't got nothing at all, not a thing
And not a shirt, shirt on his back
No, he ain't got nothing at all
And say a word for Ginger
He walks with his head to the ground
He took the shoes, took the shoes from his feet, from his feet
And threw the poor boy out into the street
And then he said:
Oh, sweet sweet nuthin'
She ain't got, she ain't got, she ain't got nothing at all
Sweet sweet sweet sweet nuthin'
She ain't got
Sweet Sweet nothing ...
Oh, let me hear you
(guitar solo)
She ain't got nothing at all ...

LOU REED

LOU REED

Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby

Lou Reed – Coney Island Baby

You know, man, when I was a young man in high school
You believe in or not I wanted to play football for the coach
And all those older guys
They said he was mean and cruel, but you know
Wanted to play football for the coach
They said I was to little too light weight to play line-backer
So I say Im playing right-end
Wanted to play football for the coach
cause, you know some day, man
You gotta stand up straight unless youre gonna fall
Then youre gone to die
And the straightest dude
I ever knew was standing right for me all the time
So I had to play football for the coach
And I wanted to play football for the coach

When youre all alone and lonely
In your midnight hour
And you find that your soul
Its been up for sale

And you begin to think bout
All the things that youve done
And you begin to hate
Just bout everything

But remember the princess who lived on the hill
Who loved you even though she knew you was wrong
And right now she just might come shining through
And the -

- glory of love, glory of love
Glory of love, just might come through

And all your two-bit friends
Have gone and ripped you off
Theyre talking behind your back saying, man
Youre never going to be no human being
And you start thinking again
bout all those things that youve done
And who it was and what it was
And all the different things you made every different scene

Ahhh, but remember that the city is a funny place
Something like a circus or a sewer
And just remember different people have peculiar tastes
And the -

- glory of love, the glory of love
The glory of love, might see you through
Yeah, but now, now
Glory of love, the glory of love
The glory of love, might see you through
Glory of love, ah, huh, huh, the glory of love
Glory of love, glory of love
Glory of love, now, glory of love, now
Glory of love, now, now, now, glory of love
Glory of love, give it to me now, glory of love see you through
Oh, my coney island baby, now
(Im a coney island baby, now)
Id like to send this one out for lou and rachel
And all the kids and p.s. 192
Coney island baby
Man, Id swear, Id give the whole thing up for you

Challones - Modern Love (David Bowie Cover)

David Bowie – Modern Love

I dont want to go out
I wont stay in
Get things done

I catch a paper boy
But things dont really change
Im standing in the wind
But I never wave bye-bye

But I try, I try

Theres no sign of life
Its just the power to charm
Im lying in the rain
But I never wave bye-bye

But I try, I try

Never gonna fall for
Modern love - walks beside me
Modern love - walks on by
Modern love - gets me to the church on time
Church on time - terrifies me
Church on time - makes me party
Church on time - puts my trust in God and man
God and man - no confessions
God and man - no religion
God and man - dont believe in modern love

Its not really work
Its just the power to charm
Im still standing in the wind
But I never wave bye bye

But I try, I try

Never gonna fall for
Modern love - walks beside me
Modern love - walks on by
Modern love - gets me to the church on time
Church on time - terrifies me
Church on time - makes me party
Church on time - puts my trust in God and man
God and man - no confessions
God and man - no religion
God and man - dont believe in modern love
Modern love - walks beside me
Modern love - walks on by
Modern love - gets me to the church on time
Church on time - terrifies me
Church on time - makes me party
Church on time - puts my trust in God and man
God and man - no confessions
God and man - no religion
God and man - I dont believe in modern love

Modern love, modern love, modern love, modern love, modern love, modern love
Modern love, modern love, modern love, modern love, modern love, modern love

Modern love - modern love, walks beside me
Modern love - modern love, walks on by
Modern love - modern love, walks beside me
Modern love - modern love, walks on by
Never gonna fall for
Never gonna fall for

Eiffel - Modern Love (David Bowie cover)

"Modern Love" by The Last Town Chorus - Official Video

David Bowie - Modern Love

David Bowie's "Space Oddity"

David Bowie – Space oddity

Ground control to major tom
Ground control to major tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on

Ground control to major tom
Commencing countdown, engines on
Check ignition and may gods love be with you

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five,
Four, three, two, one, liftoff

This is ground control to major tom
Youve really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Now its time to leave the capsule if you dare

This is major tom to ground control
Im stepping through the door
And Im floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today

For here
Am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet earth is blue
And theres nothing I can do

Though Im past one hundred thousand miles
Im feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Tell me wife I love her very much she knows

Ground control to major tom
Your circuits dead, theres something wrong
Can you hear me, major tom?
Can you hear me, major tom?
Can you hear me, major tom?
Can you....

Here am I floating round my tin can
Far above the moon
Planet earth is blue
And theres nothing I can do.

David Bowie - Life On Mars?

It's a god-awful small affair
To the girl with the mousy hair
But her mummy is yelling "No"
And her daddy has told her to go
But her friend is nowhere to be seen
Now she walks through her sunken dream
To the seat with the clearest view
And she's hooked to the silver screen
But the film is a saddening bore
'Cause she's lived it ten times or more
She could spit in the eyes of fools
As they ask her to focus on

Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
Is there life on Mars?

It's on America's tortured brow
That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
Now the workers have struck for fame
'Cause Lennon's on sale again
See the mice in their million hordes
From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads
Rule Britannia is out of bounds
To my mother, my dog, and clowns
But the film is a saddening bore
'Cause I wrote it ten times or more
It's about to be writ again
As I ask you to focus on

Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Oh man! Look at those cavemen go
It's the freakiest show
Take a look at the Lawman
Beating up the wrong guy
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show
Is there life on Mars?

David Bowie - Port Of Amsterdam

Esta es una de las mejores versiones que he oido. En primer lugar porque David Bowie me fascina, encierra mucha verdad. Es unacanción donde reluce la voz única y especial de David Bowie.

La letra es genial.

David Bowie – In the port of Amsterdam (J. Brel cover)

In the port of Amsterdam
There's a sailor who sings
Of the dreams that he brings
From the wide open sea
In the port of Amsterdam
There's a sailor who sleeps
While the river bank weeps
To the old willow tree

In the port of Amsterdam
There's a sailor who dies
Full of beer, full of cries
In a drunken town fight
In the port of Amsterdam
There's a sailor who's born
On a hot muggy morn
By the dawn's early light

In the port of Amsterdam
Where the sailors all meet
There's a sailor who eats
Only fish heads and tails
And he'll show you his teeth
That have rotted too soon
That can haul up the sails
That can swallow the moon

And he yells to the cook
With his arms open wide
"Hey, bring me more fish
Throw it down by my side"
And he wants so to belch
But he's too full to try
So he stands up and laughs
And he zips up his fly

In the port of Amsterdam
You can see sailors dance
Paunches bursting their pants
Grinding women to porch
They've forgotten the tune
That their whiskey voice croaked
Splitting the night
With the roar of their jokes
And they turn and they dance
And they laugh and they lust
Till the rancid sound of the accordion bursts
And then out of the night
With their pride in their pants
And the sluts that they tow
Underneath the street lamps

In the port of Amsterdam
There's a sailor who drinks
And he drinks and he drinks
And he drinks once again
He'll drink to the health
Of the whores of Amsterdam
Who've given their bodies
To a thousand other men
Yeah, they've bargained their virtue
Their goodness all gone
For a few dirty coins
Well he just can't go on
Throws his nose to the sky
And he aims it up above
And he pisses like I cry
On the unfaithful love

In the port of Amsterdam
In the port of Amsterdam

Original Song: Jacques Brel

Amsterdam - Jacques Brel (English Subtitles)

DAVID BOWIE

DAVID BOWIE

David Bowie - Heroes (live)

David Bowie – Heroes

I, I will be king
And you, you will be queen
Though nothing will drive them away
We can beat them, just for one day
We can be heroes, just for one day

And you, you can be mean
And I, I'll drink all the time
'Cause we're lovers, and that is a fact
Yes we're lovers, and that is that

Though nothing, will keep us together
We could steal time, just for one day
We can be heroes, for ever and ever
What d'you say?

I, I wish you could swim
Like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim
Though nothing, nothing will keep us together
We can beat them, for ever and ever
Oh we can be heroes, just for one day

I, I will be king
And you, you will be queen
Though nothing will drive them away
We can be heroes, just for one day
We can be us, just for one day

I, I can remember (I remember)
Standing, by the wall (by the wall)
And the guns, shot above our heads (over our heads)
And we kissed, as though nothing could fall (nothing could fall)
And the shame, was on the other side
Oh we can beat them, for ever and ever
Then we could be heroes, just for one day

We can be heroes
We can be heroes
We can be heroes
Just for one day
We can be heroes

We're nothing, and nothing will help us
Maybe we're lying, then you better not stay
But we could be safer, just for one day

martes, 24 de marzo de 2009

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Galaxie 500 - Ceremony (live)

GALAXIE 5OO

Galaxie 500 - Here she comes now [Velvet Underground coverlive]

Nirvana - Here She Comes Now (Velvet Underground cover)

Versión del mítico tema de la Velvet Underground, Here she comes now

Nirvana - Rape me (en Saturday Night Live)

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Esta carta, que circula por internet, se supone que la escribió Cobain; aunque se dice que la ultima parte de "te quiero" fue agregada por otra persona

Querido Boodah: Hablando como el estúpido con gran experiencia que preferiría ser un charlatán infantil castrado. Esta nota debería de ser muy fácil de entender.

Todo lo que me enseñaron en los cursos de rock que he ido siguiendo a lo largo de estos años, desde mi primer contacto con la, digamos, ética de la independencia y la vinculación con mi entorno ha resultado cierto. Ya hace demasiado tiempo que no me emociono ni escuchando ni creando música, ni tampoco escribiéndola, ni siquiera haciendo Rock'n'Roll.

Me siento increíblemente culpable. Por ejemplo, cuando se apagan las luces antes del concierto y se oyen los gritos del publico, a mi no me afectan tal como afectaban a Freddy Mercury, a quien parecía encantarle que el público le amase y adorase. Lo cual admiro y envidio muchísimo. De hecho no puedo engañar, a ninguno de ustedes. Simplemente no seria justo ni para ustedes ni para mí. Simular que me lo estoy pasando el 100% bien sería el peor crimen que me pudiese imaginar. A veces tengo la sensación de que tendría que fichar antes de subir al escenario. Lo he intentado todo para que eso no ocurriese. (Y sigo intentándolo, créeme Señor, pero no es suficiente). Soy consciente de que yo, nosotros, hemos gustado a mucha gente. Debo ser uno de aquellos narcistas que sólo aprecian las cosas cuando ya han ocurrido.

Soy demasiado sencillo. Necesito estar un poco anestesiado para recuperar el entusiasmo que tenía cuando era un niño. En estas tres últimas giras he apreciado mucho más a toda la gente que he conocido personalmente que son fans nuestros, pero a pesar de ello no puedo superar la frustración, la culpa y la hipersensibilidad hacia la gente. Sólo hay bien en mí, y pienso que simplemente amo demasiado a la gente. Tanto, que eso me hace sentir jodidamente triste. El típico Piscis triste, sensible, insatisfecho, ¡Dios mío! ¿Por qué no puedo disfrutar? ¡No lo sé! Tengo una mujer divina, llena de ambición y comprensión, y una hija que me recuerda mucho a como había sido yo.

Llena de amor y alegría, confía en todo el mundo porque para ella todo el mundo es bueno y cree que no le harán daño. Eso me asusta tanto que casi me inmoviliza. No puedo soportar la idea de que Francés se convierta en una rockera siniestra, miserable y autodestructiva como en lo que me he convertido yo. Lo tengo todo, todo. Y lo aprecio, pero desde los siete años odio a la gente en general... Sólo porque a la gente le resulta fácil relacionarse y ser comprensiva. ¡Comprensiva! Sólo porque amo y me compadezco demasiado de la gente. Gracias a todos desde lo más profundo de mi estómago nauseabundo por vuestras cartas y vuestro interés durante los últimos años. Soy una criatura voluble y lunática. Se me ha acabado la pasión. Y recuerda Courtney que es mejor quemarse que apagarse lentamente.

Paz, amor y comprensión.

KURT COBAIN

Frances y Courtney, estaré en nuestro altar. Por favor, Courtney, sigue adelante por Frances, por su vida que será mucho más feliz sin mí.

nirvana - smells like teen spirit

Huele como a un espíritu... nostálgico (y 'grunge')

Los discos de Nirvana serán publicados en vinilo.- Pearl Jam reedita su álbum 'Ten' en su 18º aniversario

La mayoría ya no lleva el pelo largo, ni perilla ni viste camisas de leñador ni botas Dr. Marteens. Ya son treintañeros de vida encarrilada la mayoría de los forofos del llamado sonido de Seattle o grunge, aquel último gran invento de la mercadotecnia musical de EE UU en los años noventa. Pero esos treintañeros y algún adolescente de reciente reclutamiento, siguen siendo un mercado suculento para las discográficas. Dos de las principales bandas de entonces (que la industria etiquetó y equiparó pese a la heterogeneidad de su sonido), Nirvana y Pearl Jam, vuelven a poner productos en los anaqueles de las tiendas, echando un ojo por el retrovisor.

La discográfica Original Recordings Group (ORG) reeditará en vinilo los grandes éxitos de la banda de rock alternativo Nirvana del difunto Kurt Cobain, entre ellos el disco Unplugged, informó la revista Billboard. ORG tiene previsto sacar en 2009 al mercado en vinilo los álbumes Nevermind (1991), que será el primero en ver la luz, así como In Utero (1993) y Unplugged (1994). "Que nosotros sepamos ésta será la primera vez que Unplugged salga en disco de vinilo", comentó Monti Olson, fundador de ORG y vicepresidente de Univesal Publishing Group / Interscope Records.

En realidad todos los LP de Nirvana ya habían sido editados en vinilo (desde Bleach, con una primera tirada de mil ejemplares de color blanco en 1989, también el Nevermind y el Unplugged, en 1994, editado por Geffen Records y la MTV)
ORG, que empezó en 2006 como una pequeña compañía centrada en la reproducción de música en formato vinilo, llegó a un acuerdo con Universal para utilizar la colección que esta discográfica tiene en su catálogo.

"Finalmente Michael Meisel (representante de Nirvana) y John Silva lo aprobaron. Trabajamos con ellos en el proyecto de Beck Odelay Deluxe y pensaron que éramos la compañía apropiada para hacer algo especial", comentó Olson. ORG seguirá los pasos de Sub Pop, empresa que pondrá a la venta la versión en vinilo de Bleach (1989), el primer álbum de la banda de Seattle.

Diez años de 'Ten'
La banda norteamericana Pearl Jam revive también estos días el estallido del grunge con la reedición de su primer álbum, Ten. Publicado originalmente en 1991, sale a la venta el próximo martes en diversos formatos y pone en marcha un plan de relanzamiento de la discografía de Pearl Jam que concluirá en 2011, coincidiendo con el 20º aniversario de la banda. Ten volverá en una edición de lujo que incluye el disco original remasterizado acompañado de un CD con seis temas extras, entre los que figuran algunos que fueron grabados en la primera sesión de Eddie Vedder con el grupo, y un libreto de cuarenta páginas.

El éxito de Ten y Nevermind difundió por todo el mundo la última de las grandes explosiones del rock, a la que también contribuyeron bandas como Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Screeming Trees o Mudhoney. Sin embargo, Seattle parecía una ciudad demasiado pequeña para Nirvana y Pearl Jam. Las crónicas de aquellos años cuentan las críticas de Kurt Cobain a Pearl Jam, de los que pone en duda la actitud alternativa que pregonaba el grunge en sus comienzos.

Lo cierto es que, a diferencia de Nevermind, segundo álbum de Nirvana, Ten tuvo que esperar algunos meses antes de triunfar en las listas con su ruidosa energía. En realidad, el éxito del álbum de debut de Pearl Jam no llegó hasta finales de 1992, cuando alcanzó los primeros puestos impulsado por los tres singles del disco: Alive, Even flow y Jeremy. Al final, Ten logró 12 discos de platino y encontró un hueco en las clasificaciones de los mejores álbumes de rock de la historia publicadas en los últimos 15 años.

Dieciocho años después de aquel debut, Pearl Jam ha conseguido mantenerse como referencia del rock tras sobrevivir a una época que fue dejando cadáveres entre sus más destacados protagonistas: Kurt Cobain fue hallado muerto en su casa en 1994; Layne Staley, cantante de Alice in Chains, falleció en 2002 a causa de las drogas.